Senior Nuclear Automation & Controls Engineer - Equity

Valar Atomics Inc.; Orangeville; On-site; CAD 171,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Equity ownership in a rapidly growing,

Comprehensive medical benefits

Unlimited PTO / daily lunch

Generous PPE stipend

High-impact startup environment with a

Career growth and internal advancement

Direct collaboration with operators,\n

Build and scale transformative energy技

Job summary

Valar Atomics seeks a Senior Automation and Controls Engineer to develop, test, and commission PLC/DCS software for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities. You will configure SCADA/HMI, ISA-88 batch control, alarm systems, and safety logic across PLC, DCS, and historian platforms.

You will also implement ISA-95 interfaces, REST APIs, and OT cybersecurity in line with industry standards, while supporting project delivery and ongoing plant operations.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years of controls software, PLC programming, or SCADA development experience.
• Hands-on PLC programming across major platforms using IEC 61131-3.
• Experience with SCADA on Ignition, FactoryTalk, AVEVA, WinCC or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain PLC/DCS programs and SCADA/HMI apps.
• Design ISA-88 batch control and alarm management per ISA-18.2.
• Implement safety logic per IEC 61511 and configure historian dashboards.
• Enable ISA-95 enterprise integration via REST APIs and data interfaces.
• Configure OT cybersecurity controls per IEC 62443; support FAT/SAT tests.

Skills

Automation & Controls engineering

PLC programming

SCADA development

ISA-88 batch control

Alarm management (ISA-18.2)

Safety logic programming (IEC 61511)

ISA-95 enterprise integration

Industrial cybersecurity (IEC 62443)

OPC-UA / industrial protocols

SQL / Python scripting

REST API & database interfaces

Software configuration management

HMI/SCADA design (ISA-101, HP HMI)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical / Electronic / Computer / Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related

Tools

Rockwell ControlLogix/CompactLogix

Siemens S7/TIA Portal

Emerson

Ignition / AVEVA / FactoryTalk / WinCC

OSIsoft PI / AVEVA PI historian

SQL Server / PostgreSQL

Python

Git / version control

Job description

Valar Atomics seeks a Senior Automation and Controls Engineer to develop, test, and commission PLC/DCS software for nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities. You will configure SCADA/HMI, ISA-88 batch control, alarm systems, and safety logic across PLC, DCS, and historian platforms.

You will also implement ISA-95 interfaces, REST APIs, and OT cybersecurity in line with industry standards, while supporting project delivery and ongoing plant operations.